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The Philippines Flag
The Philippines flag is characterized by mainly three colors, red, blue and white. All these colors are
symbolic and hold significance in the country’s state of war and peace. White color of the equilateral
triangle on the hoist side symbolizes equality, fraternity and peace. Blue and red panels are equally
divided horizontally where the blue symbolizes noble ideals, political purposes, truth and justice
whereas the red is embodied with patriotism, bravery, heroism, courage and willingness of the
Filipino patriots to sacrifice life for cause of independence.
The white equilateral triangle is mainly dedicated to the rebels who were fighting against Spain in
Cuba to attain a complete state of independence. Some even believe that the triangle signifies a
souvenir of the Katipunan war because the three Ks of Katipunan were always arranged in a
triangular manner.

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The Japan Flag
The Japanese Flag is a white banner whose center contains a red circle; this circle represents the sun.
The Japanese flag is called Hinomaru, which means "circle of the sun." In English it is sometimes
called the "rising sun."
This flag has been used for over a thousand years, and no one knows who designed it or when. It was
officially adopted as the flag of Imperial Japan on January 27, 1870. The white field is symbolic of
honesty and purity.

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The Honduras Flag
Three equal horizontal bands of blue (top), white, and blue with five blue, five-pointed stars
arranged in an X pattern centered in the white band; the stars represent the members of the former
Federal Republic of Central America - Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, and
Nicaragua; similar to the flag of El Salvador, which features a round emblem encircled by the words
REPUBLICA DE EL SALVADOR EN LA AMERICA CENTRAL centered in the white band; also
similar to the flag of Nicaragua, which features a triangle encircled by the word REPUBLICA DE
NICARAGUA on top and AMERICA CENTR

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Mosaica Education, Inc.: Putting Math at the Forefront of Education Reform
ATLANTA, GA- A group of teachers, curriculum specialists and Mosaica executives gathered for the Mosaica Math Summit on May 4 and 5. The summit focused on ways to
increase math achievement at Mosaica schools around the world. Dawn Linden, Mosaica’s Director of Education explained the purpose of bringing these educators together:
“Mathematics achievement is high on our list of priorities and we’re looking for innovative, effective strategies to increase conceptual understanding, and to ensure that we’re
reaching each student every day.”
Referencing the Final Report of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Mathematics Advisory Panel (2008), summit attendees reviewed various math programs’ strengths
and weaknesses and explored successful methods used in the United States and by countries that performed well on TIMMS, with the goal of adopting best practices from around
the globe, raising math interest, and making math an integral part of school culture. Michael J. Connelly, Mosaica’s Chief Executive Officer, announced the rationale at the
beginning of the summit: “Literacy and numeracy are the twin tools for international success on the global stage of the 21st century. Our schools are committed to high levels of
student achievement and the development of life-long learners who are comfortable participating on that stage. Following our Literacy Summit, which launched our highly
successful Literacy Initiative two years ago, this Math Summit is the both the culmination of years of research and planning and the beginning of the implementation phase.”
As a result of the decisions taken at the summit, Mosaica Education will implement a system-wide Math Initiative beginning in the fall of 2009. This initiative focuses on placing
Math Coaches in every school, increasing the number of high-quality math teachers at every grade, exploring ways to offer alternative certifications to math teachers coming from
science and industry, and bringing math specialists to upper elementary grades. The initiative will also adjust the daily schedule to allow for 90 minutes of uninterrupted math in all
grades; provide additional professional development for teachers to cultivate confident implementation of the new program; develop math clubs and competitions in all schools;
and – perhaps most importantly – ensure that learning math will be FUN!
Dr. Dawn Eidelman, Mosaica’s Co-Founder and President of its Paragon Division commented, “The beauty of our new initiative is that it will augment project-based learning by
linking mathematics more integrally to the history of great ideas and great people in world culture through our Paragon curriculum. To innovate purposefully and to design the
future, we must build upon the lessons from our past.”
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